When is it legal to use AI to record online calls?
Text-to-speech transcription software is booming, but its use can be legally fraught. Verbit looked at data on the legality of recording…
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1 person missing as firefighters in Sweden struggle for second day to put out a water park fire
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Firefighters in Sweden are struggling for the second day to put out a blaze at a water park that’s under construction at one…
Continue Reading Here’s what happened to a man who broke a panda park’s strict dietary rules
BEIJING (AP) — Don’t feed the pandas. That’s the rule seemingly broken by a man who was banned for life from one of China’s main…
Continue Reading Tory Burch set out to make the everyday ‘sublime’ with Fall-Winter collection at NY Fashion Week
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shimmer and glimmer with a dash of the majestic was on display Monday as Tory Burch showed her…
Continue Reading Scandal-mired Toyota group automaker Daihatsu reshuffles leadership
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Daihatsu has named a veteran at its parent company Toyota to replace its…
Continue Reading Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin gets parole, capping a reconciliation with military that ousted him
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year returned from more…
Continue Reading Australia to ban doxxing after pro-Palestinian activists publish information about hundreds of Jews
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says  will outlaw doxxing – the malicious release online…
Continue Reading OpenAI CEO warns that ‘societal misalignments’ could make artificial intelligence dangerous
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says that the dangers that keep him awake at…
Continue Reading Police use tear gas against Indian farmers marching to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have fired tear gas and detained some farmers who tried to break barricades…
Continue Reading Thailand looks set to crack down on legal pot market with ban on ‘recreational’ use
by JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its…
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Girls High School Basketball Playoffs: Monday bi-district scores & highlights
EL PASO, Texas – The girls high school basketball playoffs began Monday with the bi-district round. Six area teams punched their ticket to the area…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares drop after disappointing US inflation data sends Dow down
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares declined Wednesday in Asia after disappointingly high U.S. inflation data sent stocks…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China and their rivalry
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s presidential election Wednesday also has high…
Continue Reading New Orleans bids another joyous ‘Fat Tuesday’ farewell to Carnival season
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is bidding a typically joyous farewell to Carnival season with Mardi Gras parades…
Continue Reading Democrats retain majority in the Pennsylvania House with a 102-100 partisan divide
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats have retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House…
Continue Reading Love (and 460 million flowers) are in the air for Valentine’s Day, but not without a Miami layover
MIAMI (AP) — While Valentine’s Day may not be known as a busy time for air travel, it’s a busy time at Miami International Airport,…
Continue Reading Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a…
Continue Reading Army Reserve soldier killed in Jordan mourned by family and Georgia governor at funeral
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends are gathering in Georgia this week as funerals begin…
Continue Reading The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. Here’s what you should know and what’s next
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Continue Reading Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he will aid Texas governor’s border standoff with Biden
By JEFF AMY Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday he will send more of his state’s National Guard soldiers to aid Texas Gov.…
Continue Reading GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…
Continue Reading For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless…
Continue Reading US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only gradually
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the…
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Patrick Mahomes won’t take consecutive Super Bowl titles for ‘granted’ as Kansas City Chiefs QB eyes ‘legendary’ three-peat
CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just a day after Patrick Mahomes lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft for the second time in as many years,…
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No One Eats Alone Program teaches children about mental health, effects of isolation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Robert R. Rojas Elementary School joined more than 2,000 schools nationwide on Monday, February 12 to celebrate No One Eats…
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Health officials urge residents to get flu vaccine as peak season approaches
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Borderland doctors are encouraging residents to get their flu vaccines, warning of a potential uptick in cases soon.…
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Cathedral swim team wins TAPPS state championship
EL PASO, Texas – The Cathedral swim team continues to dominate in the pool. Monday, the Fighting Irish placed first at the TAPPS Division 1 state…
Continue Reading Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.4 million viewers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to…
Continue Reading Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state health officials say an elderly man has died from Alaskapox. It’s the first known fatality from the…
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El Paso woman shares story of finding herself in between a law enforcement pursuit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke with Nicole Davis, a woman spoke on her experience being stuck by a vehicle being pursued by Texas Department of…
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